be up against the wall

They're up against the wall now, and time is running out.

"Now, they feel like the Government is up against the wall."

The Senator tried to back away, but found he was up against the wall.

The employer has got to provide a safe work place, and they're up against the wall on this issue.

Keith was up against the wall, but still at a point that he couldn't or wouldn't talk about it.

"How does somebody feel when they're up against the wall and there's a firing squad looking at them?"

"I don't think our backs are up against the wall.

"The timing is really big, too, because it came at a time where we were up against the wall.

But back to the subject at hand, many municipalities are up against the wall financially.

"She was up against the wall like a trapped animal.

I was up against the wall and unable to obey my first instinct.

"To us, it isn't that we're up against the wall," he said.

"It was up against the wall," her friend said.

"When there's a riot in school, we're up against the wall," he said.

"I'm still not clear about what exactly is going on here, but I'm up against the wall.

We are always better when our backs are up against the wall and under criticism.

I'd say his back is up against the wall."

Now he was up against the wall, hanging on the straps like a papoose.

You see, we are up against the wall.

Everyone's up against the wall, politicians, scientists, media people.

This song is for those who feel their back is up against the wall, in need of encouragement.

"You're up against the wall, which pushes fisheries beyond the limits of economic sustainability."

When his back is up against the wall, the adrenaline starts flowing and he just does phenomenal things.

"And Excite@Home is up against the wall to get distinguishable content."

We've been up against the wall before this year, and we've managed to fight back."